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Kang Youwei
(1858 - 1927)
Chinese scholar and politician
Chinese scholar and politician
Kang Youwei was a Chinese scholar, reformer, and political leader who spearheaded the Hundred Days' Reform during the late Qing Dynasty.
Born in 1858 in Nanhai, Guangdong, Kang Youwei emerged as a leading Confucian scholar advocating modernization in China. He proposed comprehensive reforms to strengthen the state, including changes to the civil service, education, and the monarchy's role. In 1898, Kang and his ally Emperor Guangxu initiated the Hundred Days' Reform, which sought to transform China's institutions but was abruptly halted by conservative forces. Kang fled into exile, traveling across Asia and Europe to garner support for Chinese modernization. He returned to China after the 1911 Revolution but clashed with new republican leaders over constitutional issues. Kang's writings on political philosophy and ethics left a lasting impact on Chinese intellectual history.
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Kang Youwei